Buy Wusthof Classic 18-Piece Mini-Mega Block SetWusthof Classic 18-Piece Mini-Mega Block Set Product Description:
- Includes 8-inch cook¿s, carving, bread; 6-inch sandwich; 5-inch serrated; 4-1/2-inch utility; and 3-1/2-inch paring knives
- Also includes eight steak knives, shears, 9-inch steel, and 25-slot oak block
- Blades formed of single piece of high-carbon stain-resistant steel
- Computer-ground, hand-honed blades for precision slicing, longer edge retention, sharpening steel
- Synthetic three-riveted handles on knives
Product Description
The steak knives are from the Gourmet line, unlike the rest of the knives in the block.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Great set, but Gourmet steak knives
By Everything Shines
This is a great set of Wusthof Classic knives. It seems to have pretty much whatever you might need in the kitchen and then some. I purchased this set because I wouldn't be wasting lots of money on knives I didn't need by combining other sets or spending more purchasing them all separately, but mainly because it came with 8 steak knives and a block large enough to hold 8 rather than 6 steak knives.Be aware though, that while the large knives are all Wusthof Classic knives, the steak knives are Wusthof Gourmet. Not the same quality, and I think the description is somewhat misleading since the title of the collection is "Wusthof Classic". That implies that everything in the set is Classic. It is not.That said, at this price I can't say I am surprised. Eight Classic steak knives would definitely cost more combined with the larger knives in this set.Still a good buy as long as you know what you're getting.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
So sharp!
By R. Anderson
Wusthof knives are incredible. You won't realize how dull your current knives are until you put one of these knives in your hands. Cuts through almost all foods like a hot knife through butter! These knives are well weighted and feel perfect in my hands. They cut chicken with the greatest of ease (you can actually just pull the knife through a chicken breast, no need for sawing motion at all...unbelievable!).This set is great because you get a 10 piece Wusthof classic set, which are heavy weighted super quality knives, but then you get 8 steak knives from their Gourmet line of knives. The Gourmet are good quality, but not quite a good as the classics. However, for steak knives, I feel you don't need the 5 star knives, the 4 star will do just fine since you're only eating with them, not preparing food (and they're very sharp and high quality too!). Both styles of knives have the 3 rivet look and are full tang, so even though they're not the same line, they look very similar and go nicely together. And for the price, you get about twice as many steak knives then if you were to get classic series steak knives. The 8 steak knives in this set really make it a complete set for the money.The block has several empty slots as well, which make it nice for future expansion. The block if very heavy and comes mounted on a swivel, so the knives can be easily accessed from anywhere on your kitchen counter. I highly recommend this set.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful.Wusthof Classic 18-Piece Set
By Bradley W Johnson
The big question when investing in a quality set of knives is Wusthof or Henckels. Both are superior knives but when it came down to the very small details, we opted to go with Wusthof.
While the Classic line is one of Wusthof's more affordable lines, I like the feel and look of these knives better than the Grand Prix and Culinar. The 3 rivet design, in my opinion, feels and looks more durable and solid despite the more ergonomic or comfortable knives found in the Grand Prix and Culinar lines.
The advantage of going with the larger knife set was savings and the larger wood knife block. The 18-piece set gives you up to 25 slots! This set comes with 8 steak knives that fit within the same wood block. The smaller sets have room for only 6 steak knives or in some cases, none. The larger block can also accomodate a cleaver if you wish.
Any way you go, Wusthof or Henckels, Classic, Grand Prix or Culinar you can't go wrong.
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